James Parsons
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So his numbers stack up, but there's just some intricacies, as I mentioned before, around, I suppose, the game line, Lightning Quick Ball, the balance between carry pass,
Also, in terms of the attacking breakdown, he hit 30 attacking breakdowns, which is pretty impressive.
But 23 of them were three or more.
So you're coming in fourth or fifth player.
Now, someone either previously, I haven't gone through all the rucks, so I can't actually tell you, but someone either didn't do their job and he had to come do a job, which is, that's fine.
Like if one of those is that, then that's sweet.
You've done your job.
But if you're coming in and you're just sort of hovering around the breakdown and the job's been done, then it's an attacking player missing that could draw the defence.
And in comparison, if you look at Fraser McWright, who's an international seven, he hit 45 rucks, which is ridiculous.
He's a busy man.
And only two of them were plus seven.
And you'd have to think with the manner of his skill set and the way he played against the Blues, you'd think those two were probably needers.
I think it's just unfair to even judge him on it.
It's such a thing you learn over time.
And as we sort of said about Takane Juri in the interview and speaking about the hybrid player,
is you almost need to learn this away from the bright lights.
Like, man, everyone's eyes was on this game.
Everyone was looking at how Leicester... And from a just visual point of view, watching the game, everyone's left going, man, he's a seven.
But...
If you look at Fraser McWright's numbers, he's a proven international seven.